Correction: Coast Guard rescues two men and pet dog near Ketchikan, Alaska
Correction: The two men and their dog remained aboard the Station Ketchikan 25-foot Response Boat-Small and were not transferred to the Station Ketchikan 47-foot Motor Life Boat. KODIAK, Alaska — The...
View ArticleCoast Guard reminds boaters of the dangers of fog, weather conditions
TAMPA, Fla. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to numerous fog related distress calls in the Tampa Bay and surrounding areas this weekend.Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector St....
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Coast Guard provides security following Hurricane Sandy
A member of the Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco patrols the decks of a Staten Island Ferry, Nov. 5, 2012. The San Francisco-based team is working closely with the New York...
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Coast Guard opens ‘MarketPlace’ for military members, families
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Mayor Edward J. Mahaney, Jr. of the City of Cape May and Rear Adm. David R. Callahan, commanding officer of Personnel Service Center in Arlington, Va., cut the ribbon new Coast Guard...
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Coast Guard provides hotline for missing, damaged vessels following Hurricane...
Derelict vessels litter the shore of Great Kills Harbor, NY, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Nov. 3, 2012. Coast Guard Sector New York is working with local boat owners to locate missing vessels and...
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Coast Guard works with Navy to expedite Port of NY and NJ vessel security checks
SELECT PHOTOS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION DOWNLOAD NEW YORK - A member of Coast Guard Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team boards a Navy helicopter at Fort Wadsworth, N.Y., for deployment to USS San Antonio,...
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Photo Release: Coast Guard cutter hosts former SPAR in Petersburg, Alaska
Ensign Paul Milliken, an officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, welcomes Laura Rokey, a former Coast Guard SPAR, and her family aboard the ship in Petersburg, Alaska, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. The...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command responds to environmental...
EDITORS NOTE: The corrected information is in bold and italics. NEW YORK – The Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command is responding to numerous areas throughout New York and New Jersey...
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New York-based Coast Guardsmen lend helping hand to Hurricane Sandy victims
NEW YORK — Coast Guard Station New York members conducted a community outreach operation in Staten Island neighborhoods providing a helping hand, Tuesday, by cleaning out houses that were flooded and...
View ArticleCoast Guard urges safety, proper planning in anticipation of Nor'easter
NEW YORK — Due to the impending hazardous weather with anticipated high winds and coastal flooding on November 7, 2012, the maritime community should exercise caution and make immediate preparations...
View ArticleCoast Guard jet crewmember hospitalized by laser pointer
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The crew of a Coast Guard Guardian jet was targeted by a laser while flying off Portland, Texas, during a critical phase on an instrument approach into Corpus Christi...
View ArticleUPDATE: Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command continues to...
NEW YORK – Interagency pollution response operations continue for numerous areas throughout New York and New Jersey with environmental threats caused by Hurricane Sandy. A Hurricane Sandy Pollution...
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Imagery Available: Coast Guard helps fight fire in Juneau, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard personnel assisted Capital City Fire/Rescue fight a fire at the Gastineau Apartments in downtown Juneau Monday.The fire, which caused no reported civilian injuries,...
View ArticleCoast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers leadership observes Brooklyn Battery...
NEW YORK – Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers leadership visit the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to observe dewatering progress. Rear Adm. Dan Abel, commander Coast Guard First District, and Army Corps...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues man from burning boat in Block Island Sound, NY
MONTAUK, N.Y. - The Coast Guard rescued a man from a burning boat five miles north of Montauk in Block Island Sound, N.Y., Tuesday evening. The vessel’s operator, Kyle Booth of Carmel, N.Y., notified...
View ArticleNews Release - Coast Guard rescues missing hunter near Queets River, Wash.
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued a 21-year-old hunter missing near Queets River, Wash., Monday. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a request for assistance from the Jefferson County...
View ArticleNews Release - Coast Guard, DOE responding to fuel oil spill in Port Angeles,...
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology, Marine Spill Response Corp. and Global Diving & Salvage are responding to a fuel oil spill in Port Angeles, Wednesday. The...
View ArticleResponders with the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command...
NEW YORK – As severe weather approaches responders with the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command are prepared for the winter storm that will affect operations. Responders continue to...
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A look inside the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command
The Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response Unified Command holds a planning meeting at the incident command post on Staten Island, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2012. The unified command meeting allows all players in the...
View ArticleCoast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home, interdicts $64 million worth of...
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant, a 210-foot Medium Endurance Cutter homeported in Port Canaveral, returned home Monday after completing an eight-week deployment...
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